After claiming his desire to get the best out of the Portuguese, the Dutchman praised Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo – Eric Ten Hag, the beginning of a friendship? After a complicated start to the season, the Portuguese is gradually finding more playing time, although he remains a substitute at the moment in the Premier League. But above all, in recent days his coach seems to want to put him in the right direction and is more positive against him in the media.
“700 goals? Huge individual performance”
“I want to support him as much as possible. We have a certain demand on the players, what we expect of them, in certain positions on the pitch. But I want to get the best out of him, he’s in a better shape now and he can contribute more to the team.”Eric Ten Hag said on the sidelines of the Europa League match against Omonia Nicosia.
It must be said that Eric Ten Hag seemed to have taken the scale of the jewel in his hands. Indeed, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has certainly lacked confidence and rhythm this season, just crossed the 700-goal mark for the club by scoring his goal in the victory over Everton at Goodison Park last Sunday. An amazing record that few players can claim to be able to achieve during their careers.
Few players have played 700 games and scored 700 goals.
During an interview with the official Manchester United website, Eric Ten Hag paid tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo after watching him achieve yet another feat in an impressive career: “It’s exceptional. Football is a collective thing and we express that in a way. I think Cristiano knows we can’t do it without the team, but I have to say it’s a phenomenal individual performance.”
“If you achieve it, it is amazing – 700 goals for a club and a few players have managed 700 games, scored 700 goals. So I am really happy for him, I really want to tell you about that and congratulate him.In addition to his amazing goals at the national level, Ronaldo – who now has 117 goals for his country – is also the all-time leading goalscorer in men’s international football and in the Nations League champions.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the club’s 700th goal in his career, 20 years and two days after his first goal. The Portuguese striker scored 144 goals for Manchester United, 450 for Real Madrid, 101 for Juventus and five for Sporting Lisbon. Manchester United will return to the Europa League by hosting Omonia Nicosia on Thursday, before hosting Newcastle at Old Trafford on Sunday.
